Editing Demographics of Lebanon (section)

===Lebanese Civil War refugees and displaced persons===
{{see also|Lebanese Civil War}}
With no official figures available, it is estimated that 600,000–900,000 persons fled the country during the [[Lebanese Civil War]] (1975–90). Although some have since returned, this permanently disturbed Lebanese population growth and greatly complicated demographic statistics.

Another result of the war was a large number of [[internally displaced person]]s. This especially affected the southern Shia community, as [[Israel]]i invasion of southern Lebanon in [[Operation Litani|1978]], [[1982 Lebanon War|1982]], and [[Operation Grapes of Wrath|1996]] prompted waves of mass emigration, in addition to the continual strain of [[South Lebanon security belt|occupation and fighting]] between Israel and [[Hezbollah]] (mainly 1982 to 2000).

Many Shias from Southern Lebanon resettled in the suburbs south of Beirut. After the war, the pace of Christian emigration accelerated, as many Christians felt discriminated against in a Lebanon under increasingly oppressive [[Syrian occupation of Lebanon|Syrian occupation]].

According to a [[UNDP]] study, as much as 10% of the Lebanese had a [[disability]] in 1990.<ref name=disable>[http://www.irinnews.org/node/195086 LEBANON: Disabled remain marginalized, study finds], IRIN. Accessed August 6, 2009.</ref> Other studies have pointed to the fact that this portion of society is highly marginalized due to the lack of educational and governmental support of their advancement.<ref name=disable/>